5/6/2021
PLEASE NOTE: OUR LIVE-STREAMED MASS WILL NOW BE THE SATURDAY 5 PM VIGIL INSTEAD OF THE SUNDAY MORNING 8 AM MASS.
April 1, 2021
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, as we enter into the holiest part of Holy Week, the Sacred Triduum, I pray that all is well with you and yours. We continue to pray for all those that remain quarantined or are still uneasy about being in crowds. Rest assured that the dispensation for abstaining from Mass is still valid for those that are sick or are medically vulnerable. We will save your seat in the Church! It is my sincerest prayer that soon enough the family of St. Mary will be reunited, but until that day, know that you are never far from your spiritual family's thoughts and prayers.
The Mass of the Lord's Supper and the Institution of the Holy Eucharist will begin at 7:00pm this evening. Good Friday Services start with an ecumenical pray service at 7:00am at the Coalville United Methodist Church. At 12 noon, we will have our final Stations of the Cross, followed by gumbo in Murray Hall. Finally, we will gather together in the Church at 3:00pm to remember Our Lord's dying on the Cross through the reading of the Passion, the veneration of the Cross, and Holy Communion.
On Holy Saturday, I will hear confessions from 4:00pm till 5:30pm for all those that have not had an opportunity to participate in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Easter Vigil Mass begins ay 7:20pm with the lighting of the New Fire in the parking lot, followed by the procession into the Church for Mass. Easter Sunday Mass will be celebrated at 8:30am and 11:00am.
Please continue to pray for one another, as I continue to pray for everyone in our global St. Mary community. Everything we do has an impact on someone else, so let's make sure that the impact is a positive one. Always be open to the movements of the Holy Spirit in your life, allow God to lead you and guide you, to be the answer to someone's prayer, the miracle that someone needs. We are the instruments through which Our Lord works. Know always in your hearts that I love you and care for you. And until we're together again, may Almighty God bless all y'all, today and every day.
Love from Fr. G.
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March 26, 2021My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As we gather together as the family of St. Mary to celebrate Palm Sunday, and enter fully into the holiest week of the year, we pray that this Lenten Season has borne much fruit in our lives. As we set off on this journey on Ash Wednesday, our communal prayer was for Our Lord and His Mother to draw us ever closer to them. Our sincerest desire is to be the disciples we know we are called to be. Through the disciplines of Lent, by denying ourselves simple pleasures, we have become stronger in our faith, and clearer in our sight. By setting aside our own desires, we are more clearly able to see the needs around us. We are more ready to say yes to those almost silent movements of the Holy Spirit, encouraging us to be there for others, to be the answer to prayers, to be the instrument through whom God can work His miracles. Sometimes the need is great, and it takes great sacrifice. But most times, Our Heavenly Father simply asks us to be friends with the lonely, hug those who mourn, smile and give good cheer to the sad. We pray that we truly have become brothers and sisters in Christ. May Almighty God bless all y'all, today and everyday.
Fr. G.